Why would I instruct a Castle Vale conveyancing practice when national conveyancers are so much cheaper?

Its a good idea to get 2 or 3 like-for-like quotes for conveyancing costs in Castle Vale and you should seek a reasonable fee calculation but don’t waste your energy getting the cheapest Castle Vale conveyancer. Appointing the right conveyancer can be the difference between a smooth and a frustrating home move. It is important that you ensure that you have expert guidance from an experienced solicitor. Emails can't be as helpful as a telephone call and are no substitute for a face to face meeting. The firms that we work with will allocate you a qualified and experienced conveyancing solicitor that will handle your conveyancing from start to finish, giving the sort of personalised service that you rarely receive from an web based conveyancer. He or She will update you on headway making sure that you are never in the dark. Should you need to contact the office you will know who you need to speak to and they will ensure you're not left wondering what's going on.

I am selling our property in Castle Vale and according to the buyers it appears that there is a possibility that the property was constructed land that was not decontaminated. A high street Castle Vale lawyer would know this is not the case. It does beg the question why the purchasers used a web based conveyancing outfit as opposed to a conveyancing solicitor in Castle Vale. We have lived in Castle Vale for 5 years we know that this is a non issue. Is it a good idea to get in touch with our local Authority to obtain confirmation need.

It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer currently acting for you. Are they able to advise? You need to enquire of your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)

I used Action Conveyancing a few years past for my conveyancing in Castle Vale. Now, I need the files however the law firm has closed. What do I do?

You should contact the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) to assist in tracing your conveyancing files. They can be contacted on please contact on 0870 606 2555. Alternatively, you should use their online form to make an enquiry. You will need to provide the SRA with as much information as possible to assist their search, including the name and address in Castle Vale of the conveyancing firm of solicitors you previously hired, the name of conveyancing solicitor with whom you had dealings, and the date on which you last had dealings with the firm.

About to purchase a new build flat in Castle Vale. Conveyancing is daunting at the best of times but I have never purchased a new build flat before. Can you give me some examples of some of the questions asked in new build conveyancing.

Here is a sample of a selection of leasehold new build questions that you should expect your new-build leasehold conveyancing in Castle Vale

The Landlord must covenant to assume the management if the Management Company goes into liquidation or otherwise defaults in running the management scheme. The Lease must contain a provision on behalf of the Vendor to pay the service charges in respect of unoccupied units in order to ensure that all services can be provided. Where there is an Undertaking being granted there is the risk of forfeiture of the Headlease subject to relief if one or more of the Underlessees are willing to accept the original Head Lessee’s obligations as otherwise relief will be denied to the Underlessees. The only alternatives are the Head Lessor agreeing not to forfeit the Headlease or the Head Lessee guaranteeing to the Underlessees that it will not be in breach of the Headlease. If there are lifts in the building, please confirm that the owners of flats on the ground and basement floors will not be required to contribute towards the cost of maintenance and renewal. Where service of notices and proceedings can be at the property demised please confirm that this can be amended to include simultaneous services at the Lessees’ solicitors’ offices where the Lessee from time to time is not resident in the UK - such solicitors may be varied by notice in writing to the Landlord from time to time but otherwise will be as previously specified.

In my capacity as executor for the will of my grandfather I am selling a property in Neath but live in Castle Vale. My conveyancer (who is 300 kilometers from mehas requested that I execute a statutory declaration before the transaction finalising. Can you recommend a conveyancing solicitor in Castle Vale to witness and place their company stamp on the document?

Technically speaking you are unlikely to be required to have the documents attested by a conveyancing solicitor. Ordinarily any notary public or solicitor will be fine regardless of whether they are Castle Vale based